Perspectives

Journalists aren't the ones we should blame for America’s dysfunctional politics, but it needs to be said that they are active participants in how we got here.

The former labor secretary runs down the "dumb ideas" Ryan clings to including tax relief for the rich, Medicaid block grants for the states, Medicare vouchers for seniors and slashing the safety net.

How the Roberts Court upended the well-established meaning of the Second Amendment.

Wars are never quick, cheap or easy: let's acknowledge what a full-scale war in the Middle East would actually mean.

Zephyr Teachout writes that while the state Assembly speaker has been convicted of corruption, he's only a small piece of New York's dishonorable system.

The rising mortality rates among blue-collar whites could be a canary in the coal mine: Things are getting tougher for all working people, writes Barbara Ehrenreich.

The list of Republicans running for president is just too long. Perhaps what’s needed is an American Hunger Games to cut the field to size.

Members of Congress shouldn’t fall for these tactics. They should see these provisions for what they really are: special interest giveaways to Wall Street that have no place in this year's appropriations bill.

Living in America sometimes resembles taking part in a Ponzi scheme, and its likely to get worse before it gets better.

Bernie Sanders has a plan to expand, not “save,” Social Security — and it should be popular.